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Twins sign first-round draft pick Kohl Stewart

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Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Twins announced today the signing of right-handed pitcher Kohl Stewart from St. Pius X (Houston, Texas) High School, whom they selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

The 18-year-old was the top ranked high school pitching prospect in the country according to Baseball America and MLB.com. Stewart, a 6-foot-3, 208-pound First-Team Rawlings All-American, made eight starts for St. Pius X, posting a record of 5-1 with a 0.18 ERA in 40.0 innings pitched, 59 strikeouts and 16 walks. He was named Texas All-Region First-Team in 2013. As a junior in 2012, the right-hander went 8-0 with 72 strikeouts in 54.0 innings pitched, leading St. Pius X to the TAPPS 5A Title.

A native of Tomball, Texas, Stewart was a two-sport athlete and was recruited to pitch and play quarterback at Texas A&M. As a senior, he threw for 2,560 yards and 28 touchdowns.

Other top 10 picks that have signed include: third round pick Stuart Turner, a catcher from Ole Miss; fourth round pick Stephen Gonsalves, a left-handed pitcher from Cathedral Catholic (San Marcos, Calif.) High School; sixth round pick Brian Navaretto, a catcher from Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, Fla.; seventh round pick Brian Gilbert, a right-handed pitcher from Seton Hall University (N.J.); ninth round pick Mitch Garver, a catcher from the University of New Mexico; 10th round pick C.K. Irby, a right-handed pitcher from Samford University (Ala.).